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[AntHUB]

Hey guys,
I want to give away a small formicarium for a young colony. I will probably start poll January 5th and will bee accepting entries until the 4th. If you think you have the most epic colony, or even if you just have a colony you want to show off, enter and include an image and background info on the colony. I would just like to see the diversity of species you guys are keeping.

[Connectimyrmex]

I would enroll if I had cooler colonies xD

[Serafine]

Um... here? On your webpage (if yes, link please)?
I feel a slight lack of information.

[AntHUB]

Post the images here, also feel free to post an image even if you colony is somewhat boring 

[AntHUB]

Only 8 days left to post, 

[Ants_Texas]

The colony I'm submitting is my Pseudomyrmex gracilis colony. Me and Spamdy captured all of their oak galls they were living in off of a tree. I almost left his place without the queen, but we went back just for good meausre and cracked open more oak galls. Spamdy spotted the queen booking it out of one of the last few we could reach. I had tons of trouble raising them though, and eventually even started neglecting them due to their great climbing skill. The thought that I was just pretending that they weren't there just haunted me everyday, so I committed to them again. I got a one of my vacant Mini-Hearths setup to start moving them into. After about five hours of total work, I moved half of the colony and the queen in. They needed a WAY bigger Tarheel outworld though. My Twig Ants need Tarheel outworlds because they're basically air tight, and I just can't underestimate their climbing ability. After it arrived, I was able to move the remaining Twig Ants in with their family. After that, I threw a massive party! 

 

Sorry for going orgin story on you, but it was a difficult colony for me to get set up and I'm very proud about it! 

 

Here's my video of them inside their nest. I hope this is better than a picture would be.

Edited by Ants_Texas, January 8 2018 - 5:01 PM.

[AntHUB]

No problem, the story is cool, so is the colony, is your channel labeled as ants Colorado?

[AntHUB]

P. gracillis is very similar to P. pallidus, exept P. pallidus is polygynus and mates in captivity.

[Ants_Texas]

No problem, the story is cool, so is the colony, is your channel labeled as ants Colorado?

Yes.

[AntHUB]

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[Ants_Texas]

P. gracillis is very similar to P. pallidus, exept P. pallidus is polygynus and mates in captivity.

So is Pseudomyrmex a common sight in Colorado? I know they aren't native there but I'd assume they're naturalized invaders?

I am subscribed to you

Thank you very much

[AntHUB]

not really, in the sand dunes they are every where

[AntHUB]

here is my colony (ft. five of the 11 queens) 

[T.C.]

The colony I'm submitting is my Pseudomyrmex gracilis colony. Me and Spamdy captured all of their acorns they were living in off of a tree. I almost left his place without the queen, but we went back just for good meausre and cracked open more acorns. Spamdy spotted the queen booking it out of one of the last few we could reach. I had tons of trouble raising them though, and eventually even started neglecting them due to their great climbing skill. The thought that I was just pretending that they weren't there just haunted me everyday, so I committed to them again. I got a one of my vacant Mini-Hearths setup to start moving them into. After about five hours of total work, I moved half of the colony and the queen in. They needed a WAY bigger Tarheel outworld though. My Twig Ants need Tarheel outworlds because they're basically air tight, and I just can't underestimate their climbing ability. After it arrived, I was able to move the remaining Twig Ants in with their family. After that, I threw a massive party! 
 
Sorry for going orgin story on you, but it was a difficult colony for me to get set up and I'm very proud about it! 
 
Here's my video of them inside their nest. I hope this is better than a picture would be.

Nice sound effects.

[VoidElecent]

I surrender to Ants_Texas and Spamdy

[Ants_Texas]

 

The colony I'm submitting is my Pseudomyrmex gracilis colony. Me and Spamdy captured all of their acorns they were living in off of a tree. I almost left his place without the queen, but we went back just for good meausre and cracked open more acorns. Spamdy spotted the queen booking it out of one of the last few we could reach. I had tons of trouble raising them though, and eventually even started neglecting them due to their great climbing skill. The thought that I was just pretending that they weren't there just haunted me everyday, so I committed to them again. I got a one of my vacant Mini-Hearths setup to start moving them into. After about five hours of total work, I moved half of the colony and the queen in. They needed a WAY bigger Tarheel outworld though. My Twig Ants need Tarheel outworlds because they're basically air tight, and I just can't underestimate their climbing ability. After it arrived, I was able to move the remaining Twig Ants in with their family. After that, I threw a massive party! 
 
Sorry for going orgin story on you, but it was a difficult colony for me to get set up and I'm very proud about it! 
 
Here's my video of them inside their nest. I hope this is better than a picture would be.

Nice sound effects.

 

Thanks, I thought it was a pretty good idea.

[Ants_Texas]

here is my colony (ft. five of the 11 queens) 

Yes I've seen it in your other post. I was thinking about getting a colony but they're costly the way I like them set up. A Mini-Hearth and a Premium Desert Scene outworld is $100+..

[AntHUB]

you can't do that with P. pallidus though, they will only nest in tight cylindrical spaces. mine are in a tiny test tube.

[AntHUB]

also you can nest them in a home made out world like Kujawa orchids does. he made an outworld and put sticks in it.

[AntHUB]

also these ants tend to be expensive because they are great for making money. partly because they behave like black crazy ants and after they mate they return to the nest.